Cigar lighter



1 Nov. 11,1941. F KAUPMAW` 2,262,502

CIGAR LIGHTER Filed July 24, 1940 ATTORNEYS Patented Nov. l1, 1941 CIGAR LIGHTER Frederick Ka'uimann, Brooklyn, N. Y., assignor to Art Metal Works, Inc., Newark, N. J., a oorporation ol New Jersey Application July 24, 1940, Serial No. 347,187

(Cl. IS7-4.1)

4 Claims.

The present invention relates to cigar lighters of the type wherein the iiame is mechanically produced and extinguished, and aims primarily to produce an actuating mechanism for such a lighter which will be simple and compact in construction and convenient and reliable in operation. Further objects and advantages of the invention will be in part obvious and in part speciiically referred to in the description hereinafter contained which, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, discloses a preferred embodiment thereof; such embodiment however should be regarded as merely illustrative from the standpoint of the invention in its broader aspects. In the drawing- Fig. 1 is a side elevation with certain parts cut away, of a lighter constructed to operate in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a detail side View showing' detached certain cooperating parts of the lighter shown in Fig. 1 which form a part of the lighter actuating mechanism.

The invention is disclosed. as applied to a lighter having a fuel chamber 'I, surrounded by a receptacle 2 of general cylindrical form, and carrying adjacent its upper end a wick 3, a snuier member 4, and a sparking wheel 5, against which is pressed a piecel of sparking metal (not shown) by a spring (also not shown) which is contained within a tube 8, inside of receptacle 2. The above operating parts of the lighter will not be described in detail herein, since they may be understood as similar to corresponding operating parts as disclosed in patent to Louis VS' Aronson No. 2,002,845, dated May 28, 1935, the snuifer 4 being tilted upwardly when a light is desired, and the sparking wheel rotated to, project a spark wick 3. When the light is no longer desired snuiler 4 is swung downwardly over wick 3 to put out the llame.

In accordance with lthe present invention, the moving operating parts of the lighter are caused to be moved from one position to the other by an actuating member which moves angularly about a verticalr axis (when the receptacle 2 is in upright position) this actuating member preferably being in the form of an annular shell or sleeve which may be manually turned substantially concentrically with fuel chamber I to successivelyv open and close snuffer 4, and cause va spark to be projected onto wick 3 from sparking wheel,5 when snuffer 4 is opened.

In the speciiic form of the invention which is illustrated, the casing of receptacle 2 itselif to, the lower end l of such casing being rotatably received within a base V3 which base when the lighter is oi the table type shown in the drawing, will support the receptacle 2 -and associated parts in upright position.

In the illustrated form the moving operating parts of the lighter are connected toda reciprocable plunger 9 located within a tube I0 which passes thru the fuel receptacle 2, by means of a rack piece II at the upper end of p1unger`9 and provided with rack teeth I2 which engage with teeth on the snuier 4 in like manner as set forth in the above mentioned Aronson patent. This rack piece II may be covered by a` housing I3 mounted on the top of fuel receptacle 2, and in the specific form shown a spring I4 operating against a shoulder I5 near the lower end of plunger 9 urges the latter toward a lower position in which snuiIer 4 is elevated to expose wick 3. However, as receptacle 2 is turned to different angular positions with respect to .base 8, a cam construction is utilized in conjunction with spring I4 to cause the snuffer 4 to be moved from one position to the other. As shown a roller IB on the lower end of plunger 9, rides over an annular cam member Il fixed within the base 8 and surrounding a downwardly extending neck I8 on receptacle 2. 'Ihe cam memserves as the actuating member above referred ber Il is provided with peak portions I9 alternating with depressions 20 and thus when the parts are in the position shown in Fig. 2, plunger 9 is held in an upper position in which spring I4 is compressed and the snuffer 4 is held down against wick 3 by rack member II. But if the actuating member or receptacle 2 is turned angularly with respect to base 3 to a position where roller I6 coincides with one of the depressions 20, spring I4 will move plunger 9 downwardly to tilt snuffer 4 upwardly and rotate sparking wheel 5 to project a spark onto wick 3. So long as the flame is desired, the parts may be left in the last mentioned position without the hand of the operator holding them there, and when it is desired to put out the flame the operator need only twist the receptacle 2 into one of the positions where the roller I3 again engages one of the peak portions I9.

A construction of the above character provides a simple and convenient operating mechanism which consumes very little extra space and avoids undesirable. protruding parts. and may be readily manipulated to open and close the snuier, and hold it in open position as long as desired.

In the illustrated form of the invention fuel may be chargediinto receptacle 2 by removing a screw threaded plug -2l tting in the bottom of neck I8, the tube 6 into which the sparking metal will be fed being shown as terminating within the 'neck I8, and provided with an ad- Justable screw 22 which performs the usual functions, and access to which may be had by removing plug 2|.

While the invention has been disclosed as embodied in a lighter of the above described specific construction, it should be understood that changes may be made therein without departing from the invention in its broader aspects, within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A cigar lighter having a base, a fuel receptacle mounted thereupon, a wick, snuffer and spark producing mechanism located adjacent the upper part of said fuel receptacle, said receptacle, wick and spark producing mechanism being mounted for angular movement with respect to said base, a cam member mounted in said base,

and means whereby upon such angular movement the snuffer is opened and closed and said spark producing mechanism is operated, said last mentioned means including a plunger extending up through said fuel receptacle and cooperating with said cam member.

2. A cigar lighter having a base, a fuel compartment mounted upon said base, and a Wick, snulfer arm and sparking mechanism located above said fuel compartment, said snuifer arm being pivotally mounted for movement between positions in which it respectively covers and exposes said wick, an annular actuating member surrounding at least a part of said fuel compartment at points below the level of said wick and being mounted for angular movement with respect to said base about a substantially vertical axis 'extending through said fuel receptacle, and means whereby upon angular movement of said annular actuating member with respect to said base as aforesaid, said snuffer arm is pivotally moved to remove the same from engagement with said wick and said sparking mechanism is operated to project sparks onto the wick.

3. A cigar lighter having a fuel compartment, said compartment being provided with a bottom wall and an annular side wall surrounding at least a part of said fuel compartment and mount-- ed to move angularly relative to said bottom wall about an axis substantially perpendicular to and passing through said bottom wall, a wick, spark'- ing mechanism and snuffer arm mounted above said fuel compartment, said snuffer arm being pivotally mounted for movement between positions in which it respectively covers and exposes said wick, and means responsive to relative angular movement as aforesaid between said side wall and said bottom wall for moving said snufler arm between said engaging and exposing positions, and for operating said sparking mechanism upon movement of said snuifer to wick exposing position.

4. A cigar lighter having a fuel compartment, said compartment being provided with a bottom wall and an annular side wall surrounding at least a part of said fuel compartment and mounted to move angularly relative to said bottom wall about an axis substantially perpendicular to and passing through said bottom wall, a wick, sparking mechanism and snuifer arm mounted above said fuel compartment, said snuifer arm being pivotally mounted for movement between positions in which it respectively covers and exposes said wick, and means responsive to relative angular movement as aforesaid between said side wall and said bottom wall for moving said snuifer arm between said engaging and exposing positions, and for operating said sparking mechanism upon movement of said snuffer to wick exposing position, said means including a cam mechanism located adjacent said bottom wall and a reciprocable plunger extending therefrom to a point adjacent said sparking mechanism and snuier.

FREDERICK KAUPMANN. 

